Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 11/22/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com PAYING FOR A REAL ESTATE EDUCATION It was the Fall of 2007 when I knew we had reached the pinnacle of the real estate frenzy locally in Charlotte, North Carolina… I was at a local real estate meeting and the focus of the nights talk was… Read more »

Running your Real Estate Operation Like a Business: Sometimes You Have to Shrink to Grow! I asked for ideas the other day for a topic and a friend (whom I just made the time for) suggested the very title before you. Three days prior I had spent a good 1 ½ hours plus with Michael… Read more »

Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 11/10/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com You Can’t Handle The Truth!!! When will this (real estate) elevator hit the bottom??? Part I I’ve just come through a two week period were the realities of my world hit home as I downshifted into another phase of my real estate operations. Anyone who has… Read more »

Orginally posted by Tyler McCracken on 10/25/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com State of the Real Estate Economy as of October 2009 I’ve had various thoughts for what I’d write this week… Reflecting back I am seeing a consistent theme with those that play in the land of real estate. Uncertainty, Fear, and somewhat worn out against a… Read more »

Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 10/4/2009 at www.askthelandlord.com Owner Financing is Out There: A Tale of a Win/Win Arrangement & The Power of Compounding. There was a day that I was shy/scared/intimidated (or whatever you want to call it) to ask a Seller if they’d consider owner financing. After being in the business for… Read more »

Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 9/27/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com My uncle Dave just left our home from a weekend visit. He’s a former top executive of an international real estate brokerage firm and still does some consulting with brokerage owners around the country. Of coarse (as you can imagine), we discussed real estate. During this… Read more »

Originally posted by Tyler McCracken on 1/1/2009 on www.askthelandlord.com I’ll thank T.., in her New Year’s Eve post for mentioning the need to find additional funds for a new purchase in the New Year…. a need for creative funding to make it happen… its somewhat ironic that it was mentioned and i was asked to… Read more »

Originally Posted by Tyler McCracken on www.askthelandlord.com on September 20, 2009 It’s a Sunday afternoon and our Panther’s have just begun the game against the Atlanta Falcons… Their looking good on the first drive which is a pleasant surprise given all the games (including preseason) to date. Just like a game (and a team) of… Read more »